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Signed Lease Transactions (Week of May 30)

Broadband Installations of Iowa has leased 3,000 square feet of space at Woodside Business Park, 6864 N.E. 14th St. in Ankeny. The tenant was represented by Michael Billings and Blake Brown of Denny Elwell Co. …

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Johnston John Deere facility earns LEED certification

A 145,000-square-foot three-story addition to John Deere Financial’s Johnston facility has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification. Reducing water use, optimizing energy performance, using recycled materials and integrating green-cleaning products were among …

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Global office rents to rise

Office rents are expected to rise modestly through the remainder of 2011, Bloomberg reported. Based on a recent report by CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., Bloomberg said minimal construction of new office space, especially in …

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Dean Snyder announces commercial projects

Dean Snyder Construction, a Clear Lake-based contractor with an office in Ankeny, announced the kickoff of two design-build projects in Greater Des Moines. On May 9, work crews broke ground on a 6,000-square-foot retail building, …

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Joplin: Organizations aid poor, tornado-stricken area

Organizations are moving in to help victims of a May 22 tornado that killed at least 125 people in Joplin, a southwest Missouri town that has higher poverty and lower incomes than the rest of …

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Battered housing industry pinched by declining contract

The housing industry continued to struggle in April as the number of Americans purchasing previously owned homes declined more than expected, Bloomberg reported.

The index of pending home resales fell 12 percent after a revised …

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New music, new look for an old blues joint


Frankie Farrell doesn’t want to chase the blues from The Gas Lamp tavern at 1501 Grand Ave. He just wants it to share space with other musical genres.

Farrell and partners Ryan Flattery, James Wilson …

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Radon: Iowa’s stealthy killer


Radon mitigation wasn’t at the top of Fred Dowie Jr.’s checklist when he began planning to build a house for his family five years ago.

“I just kind of stumbled onto this issue,” said Dowie, …

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Distressed home sales were down in first quarter

U.S. homes in the process of foreclosure sold at an average 27 percent discount in the first quarter compared with non-distressed houses, and purchases of distressed properties fell to less than half the peak set …

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Investors in malls must consider added costs

Investors interested in purchasing or remodeling distressed shopping malls should carefully consider the costs associated with such projects, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Though foreign investors looking to acquire solid investments in areas with improving …